

These cores unlock the true potential of the Bastion, increasing its size and offerings with every core placed within its heart. Rucks explains to The Kid that their only hope to bring the Bastion alive would be to collect the cores that once powered the fallen city, Caeldonia, scattered about the torn landscape, only accessible through the skyway. One might hope to be greeted by many at the Bastion, but alas, the place is a ghost town outside of Rucks – an elderly man and narrator of the story. He grabs his trusty hammer and sets off for the Bastion, a stronghold designed specifically to shelter those who have managed to survive the Calamity’s fallout. StoryĪfter an event known as the Calamity decimates the world – leaving only floating mounds of rubble in its wake – a young boy known simply as “The Kid” wakes up from his slumber. Time to find out if Bastion is worthy of all its praise. While I may be late to the party, the form factor and capabilities of the Switch has provided a means for me to jump back in and experience all sorts of games that I otherwise would have never played.

However, at that time my mistress, World of Warcraft, would not loosen its grip enough for me to enjoy games as beloved as this one – until now. Bastion, Supergiant Games’ inaugural hit indie action RPG took the world by storm back when it first launched in 2011.
